16- 219 C.M.R. ch. 52, § 8

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 219-52-8 - Certification And Recertification Standards And Procedures For Third-Party Inspectors

1.Certification Required

Effective December 1, 2010, only individuals certified by the Office may perform building inspections as a third-party inspector pursuant to 25 M.R.S. §2373.

A.Third-party Inspector Certification Standards

1. A third-party inspector need only be certified in the individual code(s) within the building standards specific area that are applicable, meaning the code(s) for which the third-party inspector is hired to perform inspections.

2. To become certified, a third-party inspector shall successfully complete the building standards certification examination for each applicable code;

a. residential building code

b. commercial building code

c. residential energy code

d. commercial energy code

e. residential radon code

f. indoor residential ventilation code

g. indoor commercial ventilation code

B.Third-party Inspector Recertification Standards

1. Except as provided in section 8.4 and 10, a certification is valid for a period of six (6) years. For recertification, a third-party inspector shall demonstrate successful completion of recertification training or training activity in accordance with sections 5.1 and 5.2 of this chapter for each building standards code for which the third-party inspector is commercially engaged every six years. The following number of contact hours is required for building standards recertification:

a.	Residential building code	9 contact hours
b.	Commercial building code	15 contact hours
c.	Residential energy code	9 contact hours
d.	Commercial energy code	9 contact hours
e.	Residential radon code	3 contact hours
f.	Indoor residential ventilation code	2 contact hours
g.	Indoor commercial ventilation code	3 contact hours

2.Recognition of Professional Certification Programs

These building standard recertification requirements may be waived if the third-party inspector holds a valid certification from a nationally recognized, building or energy code-related professional certification program. The Office determines whether the certification is applicable and applies the waiver to the most closely related building standards code.

3.No Endorsements

The Office does not endorse or otherwise suggest, encourage, or recommend any third-party inspector.

4.Third-party Inspector Registry

A. The Office maintains a list of certified third-party inspectors for public inspection.

B. In the event that the Office suspends the third-party inspector training and certification program in accordance with 30-A M.R.S. §4451, subsection 3, paragraph H, a third-party inspector shall register the third-party inspector's qualifications with the Office in accordance with section 10 of this chapter.

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